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]]> By: ELDV http://edwincrozier.com/2009/03/12/dont-trust-the-lottery/comment-page-1/#comment-904 ELDV Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:51:16 +0000 http://edwincrozier.com/?p=702#comment-904 Found an interesting tidbit today on the lottery: Winner’s Remorse Winning the lottery leads not to instant gratification, but to almost three years of mental strain and angst. Receiving a windfall of cash causes cognitive dissonance that is alleviated only when the tainted money comes to feel as deserved as earned income. —"Delay and Deservingness After Winning the Lottery," University of Zurich. ------- More good reasons to avoid the lottery! ELDV Found an interesting tidbit today on the lottery:

Winner’s Remorse

Winning the lottery leads not to instant gratification, but to almost three years of mental strain and angst. Receiving a windfall of cash causes cognitive dissonance that is alleviated only when the tainted money comes to feel as deserved as earned income.

—”Delay and Deservingness After Winning the Lottery,” University of Zurich.

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More good reasons to avoid the lottery!

ELDV

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